Argentina prop Martin Scelzo hopes captain and team talisman Felipe Contepomi is fit for Sunday’s vital World Cup Pool B showdown with Scotland.

Euan Murray returns to the Scotland team today seeking to create history and delight the nation with a first victory over New Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry expects Wales to be breathing fire next weekend after being humbled 42-9 by the All Blacks in Dunedin on Saturday.

Argentina 9 Scotland 13

Felipe Contepomi and Juan Manuel Leguizamon have been recalled to Argentina’s starting XV to play Scotland on Saturday.

Toulon centre Felipe Contepomi has returned to the Argentina squad for the Pumas’ Tests against Scotland and France.

David Nalbandian hopes Rafael Nadal recovers from his knee injury in time for the Davis Cup final between Argentina and Spain.

A train slammed into a bus at a rural Argentine rail crossing early today, killing 18 people and leaving at least 47 others injured, authorities said.

AN IRISH naval vessel will set course for Argentina to join in celebrations commemorating a Co Mayo man credited with founding the South American country’s navy.

US president George Bush and fellow leaders at the Summit of the Americas prepared today to debate whether to rekindle languishing talks on a hemispheric-wide free trade bloc, as protesters set fire to businesses and clashed with police.

A CROWD of 10,000 protesters chanting “Get out Bush!” swarmed the streets of the Argentine resort of Mar Del Plata yesterday, hours before the hemisphere’s leaders sat down to debate free trade, immigration and job creation.

Foreign ministers of the 19-nation Rio Group political bloc closed a round of talks in Argentina yesterday by declaring the “war on poverty” as the chief issue on the hemispheric agenda ahead of a Summit of the Americas in November.

Jason Robinson is the star attraction in the England squad for the Rugby World Cup Sevens which takes place between January 26-28 in Argentina.